Atlanta, GA 1/4/2008 6:06:38 AM
News / Politics

Musharraf Denies Allegations of Involvement in Bhutto Assassination

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf denied allegations Thursday that he had any involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

He also admitted that he is not satisfied with the investigation into her death.

Musharraf said that Bhutto ignored government warnings of a potential assassination, which were brought to her attention "three or four weeks ago", according to him.

The threat was specific, naming Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi as the primary location of an iminent attack. Bhutto was indeed assassinated in the park.

The park, often a place for political gatherings, is named after Pakistan's first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, who was assassinated in 1951.

Musharraf expressed his dissatisfaction with the way investigators immediately cleaned the area where Bhutto was killed, possibly wiping away key forensic evidence.

Musharraf also asked the media to identify what he would gain from her death. He also inquired why Bhutto was the only person who was shot when the gunshots rang out prior to the suicide bombing.

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